The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York |
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| Author:
| Osman, Suleiman |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-538731-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $62.68AUD $122.95 |
Book Description:
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The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn offers an original and captivating history of gentrification, challenging the conventional wisdom that New York City began a comeback in the 1990s and locating the roots of Brooklyn's revival in the social upheavals of the 1960 and 1970s.
The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn offers an original and captivating history of gentrification, challenging the conventional wisdom that New York City began a comeback in the 1990s and locating the roots of Brooklyn's revival in the social upheavals of the 1960 and 1970s.